Classifieds March 6
Real Estate Sales 3 Bed, 3 1/2 Bath House: Sitting on 20.24 acre lot with tillable land. This house features a main floor master with hardwood floors along with 2 additional bedrooms upstairs, an open floor plan with well-maintained oak woodwork, a 4-season porch, multiple outbuildings, and many mature trees. 29295 441st Ave. Gaylord, MN…
Read MoreGFW hosts Career and College Fair
by Michael Mattison Eighth graders through seniors at GFW had the opportunity on Friday to check out a wide variety of career and college opportunities at the Career-College Fair held in the gymnasium. Approximately 55 vendors were on hand to talk with students about career and educational opportunities in their own backyard. Businesses from Winthrop, Gibbon…
Read MoreForst dancing at Target Center
by Maggie Buettner Maryn Forst first started dancing with the Gibbon Just For Kix program when she was three years old. “After two years my mom took me to a dance studio to check out their open house, and I fell in love. It had mirrors and a ballet barre!” She continues “I started taking…
Read MoreWinthrop tables motion to appoint new council member
by Michael Mattison The Winthrop City Council was expected to appoint a new City Council member at its regular meeting on Monday evening but that issue was tabled after a vote failed. Three members of the community had submitted applications for the Council position. They were each to be allowed two minutes at the Monday meeting…
Read MoreSchool building projects highlight February board meeting
by Doug Hanson The GFW School Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 20th. During Superintendent Jeff Horton’s report, it was stated that the bid opening for the new school was pushed back a week because an addendum was completed. The opening will be online and then the bids will be provided to the…
Read MoreWinthrop Telephone Company service interrupted
Customers of Winthrop Telephone Company experienced an outage with both cellular and long distance service for parts of Thursday and Friday. Danny Busche, Winthrop Telephone, explained that changes made by Verizon resulted in the service being temporarlity interrupted on Thursday and Friday.. “Verizon made some changes in their network and it didn’t go well for…
Read MoreT-Birds to play BLHS in tournament opener
It was a tight game throughout but the GFW Thunderbird boys basketball team would prevail 55-53 on New Ulm Cathedral’s home court. The T-Birds end the regular season with a 16-10 record overall and 9-7 record in the Tomahawk Conference. GFW is seeded sixth in the Section Tournament and will host Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart in Winthrop on Friday…
Read MorePublic Notices February 28
TRANSIT TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE The Annual Meeting of Transit Township, Sibley County, State of Minnesota, will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM., at the Transit Town Hall, located at 50644 256th Street Winthrop, MN. Various items will be on the agenda to be discussed, including the annual budget. In case…
Read MoreClassifieds February 28
Real Estate Sales 3 Bed, 3 1/2 Bath House: Sitting on 20.24 acre lot with tillable land. This house features a main floor master with hardwood floors along with 2 additional bedrooms upstairs, an open floor plan with well-maintained oak woodwork, a 4-season porch, multiple outbuildings, and many mature trees. 29295 441st Ave. Gaylord, MN…
Read MoreBusy year for Winthrop Ambulance
by Michael Mattison Unfortunely, the Winthrop Ambulance was extremely busy last year and that trend has continued in 2024. Ambulance Captain Ed Stoll said that from November 16, 2022, through November 15, 2023, the ambulance service went out on 264 calls. Stoll said a typical year runs between 175 and 180 calls. “2023 was the…
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